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Built To Rule The Waves

RUSTLER’S STUNNING NEW FLAGSHIP MAY CAUSE YOU TO RE-EVALUATE WHAT COMFORT IS ALL ABOUT WHEN CRUISING

The Decade That Changed Sailing?

2010-2019 SAW UNPRECEDENTED CHANGES: FROM CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO SIMPLE HANDHELD DEVICES THAT IMPROVED THE SAFETY OF EVERY SAILOR. WE TRACE SOME OF THE BIGGEST SHIFTS AND ASK: WHAT NEXT?

When Is The Right Time To Cut Loose And Sail Away?

When is the right time to cut loose and sail away? Any time, as Helen Fretter finds out from cruisers of all life stages

All-Electric Tugs And Pilot Boats: Are They Ready For Prime Time?

There are electric ferries and tour boats, along with proposals for fully electric containerships, bunker tankers, and barges. But how will all-electric vessels measure up to the extreme power demands of harbor tugs, or the distance and speed requirements of pilot boats?

Enabling Your Boat To Talk

A concerned seller who could not attend the survey and sea trial of his trawler called me, his voice laden with concern: “Jeff, I keep getting text messages that the bilge pump is going off. Are you guys sinking?”

The Boss Is Back

Alex Thomson’s Bold New Hugo Boss Will Change How The Solo Skipper Sails, But Will It Win The 2020 Vendée Globe? Helen Fretter Got On Board To Find Out More

When Surfing Isn't Enough

Surfing seems like it should be a salve for mental health problems, so what happens when it isn’t?

Reader Boat: Cape Henry 21

Almost 15 years ago a friend came into my workshop waving around a copy of Watercraft magazine and said “Have a look at this boat—I’m going build one for myself some day.” That boat was the Cape Henry 21.

The Kids Of Queens

In the birthplace of modern surfing, a young crop of Waikiki surfers who call themselves “The Grom Squad” are redefining Hawaiian style and taking the longboarding world by storm

Plan Study: Various Designs

My interest in boats developed after we moved from the UK to Greece in 2007. We were in the protracted process of buying a house, so I had time to spare. We lived close to the sea and in the summer, unlike in the UK, the weather is hot and the water isn’t cold…so I decided to build a boat.

The Building Of OHM

The Electrifying Story of an 18-foot Solar Canal Cruiser

Surf Media's Grom-In-Chief

Those who think print is dead have never met Tanner Bromberg, the Hawaiian surfer who edited and published a grom-focused surf magazine when she was only 8 years old

The First-Ever Salish 100

One hundred small boats cruise the length of Puget Sound—100 nautical miles

Wisdom - Peter Schroff, 65

Shaper, artist, philosopher San Pedro, California

Endings And Beginnings

The year has ended and the new year is here. My calendar of beautiful wooden sailboats has arrived.

Scions Of Style

From classical trims to punk-inspired punts, these six young aesthetes are drawing some of the most interesting lines of surfing’s new generation

A Dark, Dank, Dreary Night Story

Imagine for a moment…we are in a 13-foot sailboat made of plywood and spruce, with an enclosed cabin, just long enough to stretch out in.

Benefits Of A Pilothouse Boat

A Very good choice for multiyear circumnavigation

The Oh-So-Slow Greening Of Cruises

Shipowners seeking to clean up their emissions are finding it’s hard to quit carbon.

A Lucky Escape

In the 1970s-80s, Sir Peter Johnson Wrote a column in Yachting wWorld. This was his article in the issue immediately after the race

Built For Bluewater

Made for an owner with a very particular set of demands, the first contest 85cs incorporates a host of features that make it a world cruiser with a difference. David harding tells the story

Ready For The Atlantic Crossing

Elaine Bunting asks a delivery skipper, charter pros and some first-time transatlantic skippers for their best advice on planning and preparing for the big adventure.

A Famous Survivor Of The 1979 Fastnet Race

Meet the little yacht with a huge heart and history, a famous survivor of the 1979 Fastnet race. Nic Compton sails on assent.

Bianca Valenti: I'm A Competitor And I Like To Win

Bianca Valenti didn’t plan on becoming the face of the fight for equal pay in surfing, but when it comes to the advancement of women’s big-wave surfing, she’s not one to back down

Rediscovering The Art Of The Surf Film Premiere

“Self-Discovery for Social Survival” turns the afterthought that is a modern surf film screening into a legitimate artistic happening

Taking The Path Of Most Resistance

Almost 30 years after first exploring the Alaskan coastline for waves, Josh Mulcoy returns to learn that there are still discoveries to be made

Looking To Do Some Good While Chasing Waves? Go For Surf Travel!

After a fateful surf trip 10 years ago, Waves for Water founder Jon Rose redefined what surf travel could be for those looking to do some good while chasing waves. Recently, on another kind of surf trip, Rose considers the good that the journey has done for him

Wisdom

Sal Masekela,47Sports commentator, television journalist and musician, Los Angeles, CA

Places We're Going, Places We've Been

Revisiting Kevin Naughton and Craig Peterson’s wanderlust-inducing African odyssey

The Ghost Of Waxed Windshields Past

While localism in the U.S. has largely been eroded by social media exposure and litigious outsiders, will some version always live on in surf culture?